Pathfinders

Musical titans Dr. Karen Grylls and Te Waka Huia will perform a blend of kapa haka and choral music two nights this week. Sam Brooks talks to Grylls about bringing the two together.

PROWL Fest brings a litany of events to Auckland Pride. Sam Brooks talks to artistic director Hayley Walters and co-producer Renee Wikitoria about what it takes to bring a “mini-festival” to life.

Jean Teng talks to Jenna Wee about her way of finding Asians doing cool shit – starting a podcast before everybody else had one.

Every week, school students walk through the doors of Wairau. What do the education programmes offer them?

Silo Theatre’s new space isn’t being hoarded, it’s being shared. Sam Brooks talks to the company’s directors about the space they call home, and their hopes that others will too.

Shanti Mathias visits the Christchurch-based school to watch rehearsals and ask artistic director Pedro Ilgenfritz what he’s changed to differentiate the “brave little school” from other programmes.

Rachel Ashby speaks to the conductor of an audacious project which brings together 50 musicians, pseudo-orchestral arrangements, shiny rainbow ponchos and a glow stick.

Ahi Karunaharan speaks to the founders of a beacon for cultural representation and artistic collaboration.

It might not seem the most typical Māori musical genre, but there has been a long history of Māori engagement with country music.

Outcomes are antithetical to the intentions behind a new fluid shared space in Ōtautahi. Its founders discuss its beginnings, aspirations, and highlights so far.

Ethics, honesty and patience – meet the gallerists doing it their way.

Co-artistic directors Nisha Madhan and Julia Croft invite us into the blazing, new world they’ve created together with F.O.L.A [AKL], in our new series Pathfinders.

In a country where the comedy circuit has long lacked Asian representation, Jess Karamjeet is here to change the script.